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CIRCA 1880
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A German silver-mounted ivory tankard
circa 1880
The spreading foot mount on four dolphin feet, chased between with grotesque masks flowers and foliate scrolls, the similarly chased hinged domed cover with grotesque mask thumbpiece, the scroll handle formed as a lightly draped female figure, the body carved with a bacchic procession, the cover finial formed as a seated woman held by a satyr, marked on base
14¾in. (17.5cm.) high
circa 1880
The spreading foot mount on four dolphin feet, chased between with grotesque masks flowers and foliate scrolls, the similarly chased hinged domed cover with grotesque mask thumbpiece, the scroll handle formed as a lightly draped female figure, the body carved with a bacchic procession, the cover finial formed as a seated woman held by a satyr, marked on base
14¾in. (17.5cm.) high